Tree grafting

It is usually as simple as the videos make it look.

I recommend buying a dedicated grafting knife, 15-20 dollars, and keep it sharp, or use a holder for replacable razor blades, and several rolls of grafting tape, which is actually just paraffin. I like it 1 inch wide.

you can then make entire trees using select rootstock (To impact vigor, soil tolerance, fruit productivity, etc.) with your preferred variety placed just above ground level and making up the whole future tree, or, on a more mature tree/rootstock, graft onto the branches.

I have a native plum with multiple varieties, had a fig with over 50 varieties before the borers got it, and all my citrus I grafted on to dwarfing rootstock.

it is an easy and intellectually stimulating hobby, and it's fun to see the fruits of your labor over many years. I seem to always have a handful of grafting projects each spring

I've grafted Persimmons to convert male trees to female trees (unlike most trees Persimmons are male or female, with only female trees bearing fruit) and it really is as easy as it looks.

A sharp grafting knife is a must as mentioned and I would also recommend using a product called parafilm to wrap the graft - there are cheaper alternatives but they don't work as well.

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I recommend buying a dedicated grafting knife, 15-20 dollars, and keep it sharp, or use a holder for replacable razor blades, and several rolls of grafting tape, which is actually just paraffin. I like it 1 inch wide.

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I'd add in heat, like a candle, and rubbing alcohol for keeping your blade clean.